If rapid development is required than choosing a framework is the right choice initially as it helps in keeping things easier.
If system is too distributed where there will be different developers working on different problems its good to split the problems and their solutions into services.
Migration of current backend if exists can come with a technical debt. In such cases, its better to continue with old stack or slowly build out micro services modularly.
If the data is highly structured going with SQL databases is good due to consistency and reliability. NoSQL is done when your problem’s data is highly variable and unstructured.
BaaS such as Firebase is useful when developer has to only write frontend or client side logic wherein server-side functionalities are provided by provider like database, storage, authentication etc.
We develop multi tier as well as microservices architecture based backend based on requirements and complexity of the project.
Yes full stack means backend and frontend both. There are various ways to go about full stack. Using MVC framework to bind view i.e. frontend too in same app wherein both are coupled and frontend is essentially rendered by backend or keep both as separate apps.
Various use cases require different databases. Some require SQL based RDBMS like MySQL, PostgreSQL and some require NoSQL like Mongo. Cache data storage requires Redis and realtime parts of the app can be offloaded to Firebase.
Nowadays having backend and frontend as separate apps connected via APIs is advisable. This makes posting updates really easy to both separately without breaking and other and also divides testing routines accordingly.
We provide flexible engagement models wherein you can try our backend developer for a month and then extend for 3, 6 or 12 months with a contractual agreement. We provide 100% satisfaction guarantee in providing you with the best backend development talent as per experience and skillset.
Although we stand by our technical expertise, if you are not satisfied we will provide you with a replacement and if still not satisfied, then you don't have any obligation to continue with us. Mutual happiness is what we thrive for. We don't believe in unnecessarily shoving contract up your throat.